getting all of the proof law enforcement needed. the next day, a cleveland police officer was ready and waiting. >> all right. she has been called. justice has been served. >> reporter: harden appeared in court on tuesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges of not stopping for a school bus and reckless driving. she tried to explain her daughter's actions by arguing the bus takes too long and what her daughter did was not all that dangerous. >> clearly the handicapped boy cannot run across the street. there's a factory across the street. >> reporter: look, again, across the street is not a factory, but a day care center. but full of kids who could have easily been in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> if we had to evacuate the building, we would have to come through this door. this door here to come out of the building and if she's coming up on the sidewalk, well, then, there's the danger right there. >> the sidewalk driver declined an opportunity to talk with nbc news about this case. she's facing a $500 fine when she returns t